Iliya Prodanov: There is a danger that the ears will remain sterile, the rapeseed has suffered huge losses

Published Apr 9, 2025

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Southeastern Bulgaria's rapeseed crops are expected to suffer significant losses due to April frosts, as temperatures dropped to minus 8 degrees, leading to potential sterility of the crop's ears. The National Association of Grain Producers has highlighted that current measures can't mitigate this damage, and discussions are underway with the state to explore other forms of support. The situation is nationwide, with spring sowing facing challenges, and the prospect of more frosts is expected by the end of the week. The article also mentions specific issues with spring crops such as a decrease in planted areas for corn due to market risks and market problems for sunflowers, the traditional spring crop.

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The cold weather did not spare the blooming rapeseed in Southeastern Bulgaria and farmers expect huge losses from the April frosts. This became clear from the words of Iliya Prodanov, chairman of the National Association of Grain Producers. "The rather warm weather lured the rapeseed in early April and all the rapeseed fields have bloomed. The other big problem is that in our region on Tuesday morning the temperature dropped to minus 8 degrees in some villages, which is terribly low for this phase of the crops. Even the wheat is currently all covered with frost, which is not normal and is extremely dangerous," the young farmer commented to Agri.BG. He specified that in cereal crops the ears have already formed inside the stem and there is a very high risk of them becoming sterile in these frosts. "Things are not good at all, but we cannot determine at the moment what the real damage is. Until a few days have passed and we see how the plants will behave when it warms up, we ...

Source: Agri